I have a story to tell you. It's about life being turned upside down. For all the posts written about the creative process, owing the writing life, and telling myself "You Are A Writer," I hadn't …
The Thrill & Terror of Being “Live”
This post was originally republished on the Ignite Asheville website. I spoke at Ignite on February 19, and the experience was amazing, while also being terrifying! Never have I felt the Resistance so …
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Bad Habits Aren’t the Only Challenge
Pinpointing our bad habits is easy. We should stop smoking, over-eating, all the seven deadly sins are pretty obvious. Naming a bad habit still doesn't make it easy to change, but that's not what …
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No Substitute for Doing the Work
This past Saturday, I ran the Mount Mitchell Challenge, an epic run that stretched from Black Mountain to the top of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi. I ran better than I …
Information Hoarding and the Value of Action
There is more information available to us now than at any point in history. Millions of blogs exist (Technorati counted approx. 164 million in June 2011), social media accounts, books and people …
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10 Lessons Learned from the Lean Startup Conference
I'm a big fan of the Lean Startup movement. The book is one of the most thought-provoking I've read, and really re-writes the rules of how startup companies are (supposed) to work. I've based a lot of …
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